57 ″ e ) and under the command of lieutenant @ - @ general ha ##ru ##kic ##hi h ##ya ##ku ##take — with the task of re ##taking gu ##ada ##lc ##anal from allied forces . the 17th army — heavily involved with the japanese campaign in new guinea — had only a few units available to send to the southern solomon ##s area . of these units , the 35th infantry brigade — under major general ki ##yo ##take ka ##wa ##guchi — was at pal ##au , the 4th ( ao ##ba ) infantry regiment was in the philippines and the 28th ( ich ##iki ) infantry regiment — under the command of colonel ki ##yon ##ao ich ##iki — was embarked on transport ships
57 ″ e ) and under the command of lieutenant @ - @ general harukichi hyakutake — with the task of retaking guadalcanal from allied forces. the 17th army — heavily involved with the japanese campaign in new guinea — had only a few units available to send to the southern solomons area. of these units, the 35th infantry brigade — under major general kiyotake kawaguchi — was at palau, the 4th ( aoba ) infantry regiment was in the philippines and the 28th ( ichiki ) infantry regiment — under the command of colonel kiyonao ichiki — was embarked on transport ships